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Test in local environments with Live
Test your non-public websites and web applications with Local Testing on real desktop and mobile devices in BrowserStack Live.
Local Testing works with websites that aren’t publicly hosted, such as localhost, staging, and internal websites, and with websites behind a proxy, firewall, or VPN.
If you haven’t established a Local Testing connection yet, start with Set up Local Testing. Use the following guides to understand how Local Testing works and adapt the connection to your network:
Explore Local Testing
Understand BrowserStack Local architecture, tunneling, routing, and teardown.
Understand the network rules your proxy needs to allow, and how the BrowserStack Local agent is built internally.
Install the BrowserStack Local app or run the Local binary to start testing your private websites.
Establish a Local Testing connection when your website is behind a proxy.
Establish a Local Testing connection when your website is behind a firewall or VPN.
Test websites that use self-signed or untrusted SSL certificates.
Test local folders containing HTML files without hosting your website.
Resolve common issues you might face while setting up Local Testing.
Resolve known issues with Local Testing on iOS devices.
For an overview of how Local Testing works across all BrowserStack products, see Local Testing overview.
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